Waiting times in emergency departments: a resource allocation or an efficiency issue?

Waiting times in emergency departments: a resource allocation or an efficiency issue?

Abstract Background In recent years, the flow of patients to the Emergency Departments (ED) of Western countries has steadily increased, thus generating overcrowding and extended waiting times. Scholars have identified four main causes for this phenomenon, related to: continuity of primary care serv...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Milena Vainieri, Cinzia Panero, Lucrezia Coletta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Emergency departments
Waiting times
ED admission rates
Overcrowding
Efficiency
Resource allocation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05417-w

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05417-w

Similar Items